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Kathy Reakes
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Kathy Reaks has worked as a reporter in the local news business since 1984, starting as a news clerk and working her way up. She spent 17 years at Florida Today in Melbourne, Florida as a general assignment reporter, crime reporter, entertainment reporter and restaurant critic. She worked four years at Hometown News as a general assignment reporter, then another two years at Spacecoast Daily in Cocoa Beach, Florida. She attended Eastern Florida State College in Melbourne, Florida.
Man Shoots Woman, Takes Police On Foot Chase Through Yards In Area, Police Say
An area man was arrested for allegedly shooting a woman and then fleeing from police.
Anthony Nash, age 34, was arrested around 5:30 a.m., Saturday, April 24, when the City of Newburgh Police received a gunshot notification from ShotSpotter in the area of Montgomery Street and Clinton Street, said the Newburgh Police.
An officer was on the scene within a minute and attempted to Nash, of Newburgh, who began running in an attempt to evade the officer, police said.
A foot chase ensued through sidewalks, backyards, and over fences. The officer closed the distance and was able …
One Dead, Three Injured After SUV Crashes Into Parked Tractor-Trailer In CT
A Connecticut man was killed and three others seriously injured during a single-vehicle crash.
Blanchard Baisden, age 39, of East Hartford, was killed around 12:27 a.m., Sunday, April 25, during a crash in the area of Fraser Pace in Hartford, said Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police.
According to Boisvert, when officers arrived on the scene they found a gray 2003 Nissan Pathfinder had crashed into the rear end of a parked, unoccupied, semi-tractor trailer.
Baisden, the driver, was pronounced dead on the scene, he said.
A 36-year-old female passenger was transported to Ha…
Man Dies After Jumping From Bridge In Area
A local man was killed after he jumped from an area bridge.
The incident took place around 6:05 p.m., Saturday, April 24 in Dutchess County when 37-year-old Brendan J. Paredes, of Wappinger, jumped from the bridge on the Walkway Over the Hudson in the City of Poughkeepsie, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks.
State Police, New York State Park Police, City of Poughkeepsie Police Department, Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, and the City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department all responded to the bridge in an attempt to rescue Paredes, Hicks said.
Paredes' body was recovered around 6:30 p.m…
Long Island Stop & Shop Reopens After Fatal Shooting
A week after a fatal shooting at a Long Island Stop & Shop that left one dead and two wounded, the store has reopened.
The West Hempstead Stop & Shop reopened Monday, April 26 following the shooting on Tuesday, April 20, Stop & Shop President Gordon Reid announced.
Nassau County Police said the shooting began around 11:20 a.m. at the supermarket located on Cherry Valley Avenue, when Gabriel DeWitt Wilson, who worked at the store collecting carts walked into the manager's office and began shooting, killing the manager, Ray Wishropp, 49, and a 50-year-old man and a 26-ye…
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